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By user , 19 January 2026

Owning the Future: The power of employee voice

The conference theme of “owning the future” resonates with us at Rubric, as a forward-looking business where people take ownership for client success. Always at the forefront of industry developments, we embrace technology to help our clients work smarter—most recently, supporting them to reap the benefits of AI while mitigating the risks.

“Owning the future” is particularly meaningful for employee-owned businesses, because every employee has a stake in the business—giving them the power to shape its future. But for individuals to have an impact, they need to be engaged, listened to, and given opportunities to participate, with a safe space to share their views.

Zach comments:

“It’s important we help people understand their role in employee ownership and the difference they can make. We need to make sure everyone has the opportunity to speak up and be heard.”

Higher employee engagement is shown to increase productivity, reduce staff turnover, and improve results for clients. As part of Rubric’s leadership team, Alicja was interested to learn more about measuring engagement and strengthening employee voice:

“EOTs tend to have better employee engagement because people feel they have a stake and a saybut there’s even more we can do to bring this further on at Rubric.”

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